Louis Lehot

Practice Areas

Domain experience in public offerings and private placements of equity, equity-linked, and debt securities, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spinoffs, strategic investments, and joint ventures. Excels in cross-border deals, having represented public and private clients in the US and globally.

Regularly represents US and non-US registrants before the SEC, FINRA, NYSE and NASDAQ. Admitted to practice in California and New York. Fluent in French and English.

Also advises entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors and financial advisors at all stages of growth, applying a broad array of legal and business processes and strategies. Guides emerging private companies as they secure venture capital financing, prepare for IPO or de-SPAC, and navigate the exit.

Louis especially enjoys being able to help his clients achieve hyper-growth, go public and successfully obtain optimal liquidity events.

Career

Previously recognized by The Legal 500 US in the fields of mergers & acquisitions/corporate and commercial. Identified as a California leader in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, Chambers USA (2012 – 2015). Two-time faculty member at the world-renowned Stanford Directors’ College.

Professional Memberships

ABA Business Law Committee, Subcommittee on Negotiated Acquisitions. Association of Corporate Counsel, Bay Area Corporate and Securities Law Committee. Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel.